WINDOW TREATMENT MEASURING AND INSTALLING
Whether you’re getting custom window treatments or buying your blinds or shades off a shelf, accurate measurements are absolutely critical. If you’re off by a few inches, your shutters may be too big to fit in the window frame or your shades may be too small to block all the light, and leave some space for curious neighbors to look in. When measuring window treatments, you want to be precise. If you want to see how to do it in person, or just see what your desired selections will look like in your space, contact us to book an in-home consultation with one of our design professionals. If you want to learn more first, here is what you need to know when measuring for blinds and shades. 1. Know Where They’ll Be Installed
Making the mistake of measuring the wrong spot is more common than you might think. Figure out which kind of window dressing you’re installing first so that you know where to measure. If you don’t know which kind you’ll be installing quite yet, because you want to get measurements and an estimate first (a wise move) you can simply take multiple kinds of measurements. For shutters, which are typically installed inside the frame, you need to measure in the frame. Many blinds and shades are also installed inside. However, there are outside mount blinds, and for these, you’ll need to measure the exterior of the window. You can consult with your window treatment company as to how far out from the frame your outside mount blinds are supposed to be.